Black Holes' Tempests Twist Their Tails

Michael500ca 2012-11-21

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A black hole spins. But when its axis of rotation is offset from the surrounding mass of gas and plasma, a black hole’s energetic jets may wobble and tumble in a perfect test of Einstein’s theories as they spray millions of miles across Space.

Credit: Ralf Kaeler (KIPAC), Jonathan McKinney (UMD) & SPACE.com

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